The Cretaceous palynomorph commonly designated <i>Kuylisporites lunaris</i> is correctly identified taxonomically as <i>Stoverisporites lunaris,</i> while <i>Kuylisporties</i> should apply to <i>“Hemitelia type”</i> spores. <i>Stoverisporites lunaris</i> is a useful stratigraphic indicator of Aptian – Albian sediments in the Canadian Arctic.